Beerbistro

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868 reviews

#54 of 9,210 Restaurants in Toronto$$ - $$$, Gastropub, Beer restaurants, Vegetarian friendly

+1 416-861-9872+ Add website

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Hours

Sun

4:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Mon

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Tue

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Wed

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Thu

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Fri

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Sat

1:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

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4.0

868 reviews

#54 of 9,210 Restaurants in Toronto

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Enjoy our bar and food reduced price in our happy hours

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PRICE RANGE

$11.00 – $45.00

CUISINES

Gastropub, Beer restaurants

special diets, meals, features

Location and contact

18 King St E Ste 110, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1C4 Canada

Old Toronto

+1 416-861-9872

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We specialize in food inspired by, cooked with, and paired alongside a whole lot of really good beer. Cozy and friendly Restaurant in downtown Toronto.

PRICE RANGE

$11.00 – $45.00

CUISINES

Gastropub, Beer restaurants

Special Diets

Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options

Meals

Lunch, Dinner, Drinks

FEATURES

Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Television, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Family style, Sports bars, Gift Cards Available

Top 3 reasons to eat here

Sponsored by: Beerbistro

1. Fabulous food and beer

"Great beer, great food, great music."

tomweiss

2. Trendy little spot downtown

"This is a really good spot. Clean, great service, good location"

nuclam

3. Great spot

"The mussels were delicious and the beer was great! Fab, relaxed"

hrs374

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JasonTourGuy

Toronto89 contributions

Favourite Review

Enjoy sitting at the bar - make friends with the bartender

Oct 2023 • solo

I’ve been coming here occasionally every month or two since they opened and sitting at the bar has become one of my favourite things to do in Toronto. The food is great and the staff know their beers . I lead beer tours in Toronto and this is one of the handful of places I frequently recommend to visitors.

Written October 26, 2023

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LucBjorn

White Rock156 contributions

Great Selection of Beers and Food for the Foodie, Try the Mussels

Jan 2020 • none

Pros: Nice environment, great selection of beers, varied menu, expert kitchen Cons: Understaffed This restaurant is exactly as it sounds, with emphasis on quality of the beer and the quality of the food. There are quite a few types of beers available, with an explanation in the menu of what to expect from each type of beer (for the novice). A great place to try beer tasting. My colleague and I both had the mussels and fries which were absolutely fantastic. Beautifully prepared with an amazing bullion to flavour. I believe the fries are double cooked, making them soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. Definitely worth trying. I would have given this restaurant a 5 as my colleague and I had an excellent meal, but unfortunately there was only 1 person on staff serving. She was friendly enough, but run off her feet, so service was slow.

Written January 26, 2020

Kate G

Detroit57 contributions

Lovely surroundings, quick brunch before a show

Feb 2020 • none

I think the best part of this place is the decor. Food was good, service was very slow considering we were the only patrons for the first 30 min of our visit. We don't mind, we are slow diners by nature, but even our drinks took an awful long time. Waitress was new however and did a nice job overall. We went for a light meal before a 2pm show, so couldn't truly dive into what is a yummy and unique menu. We had salmon benedict and mushroom benedict; both good, the side salad is pretty boring. No mimosas here, but you can get a beer-mosa and it was delish. On a Saturday at 11 you don't need a reservation. I suspect though that like all places in this vicinity, it probably gets quite busy in the evenings. We were enjoying the wonderful overhead music, then noticed a theme - they were tipping their hat to Black History Month. Classy touch.

Written February 22, 2020

chriseil

27 contributions

What happened to this place

Jul 2021 • none

We have been going to the beer bistro a number of years and always enjoyed our time. Since post COVID reopening we have gone back twice and both times the food was really disappointing and overly expensive. Service in the past has always been great and now is lacklustre. Too bad. We won’t be back a third time.

Written July 30, 2021

Omid S

Dear Chriseil, I am so sorry to hear that, Accept our apology. We had extremely long locked down that caused a lot of lost and we lost many of our employees. We are trying hard to keep and improve our services to our lovely guests. I will be more than happy if you can tell me what did you found bad in our food and services so I can work on it. (omid@beerbistro.com)

Written August 23, 2021

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Kevin of Canada

Dundas27 contributions

Santa Clara / Santa Maria (Cuba) Reunion...

Jan 2020 • none

Our first time at this bistro and we were not disappointed. Meeting with friends in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. There were six of us with various tastes and the food was good - decent portions and great presentation. Large selection of beers as one would expect. Prices were reasonable however dessert was pricey in my opinion. Two things stand out: 1) The service from Alisha and her co-workers was exceptional, 2) we were not rushed out the door. I would like to return and check out the lunch menu.

Written February 2, 2020

Well_Travelled_TO

Toronto181 contributions

Friendly Service

Feb 2020 • none

We dropped in after a show & found that the Beer Bistro was part of Winterlicious, a 2-week period in which restaurants offer reasonably priced prix fixe menus. Since I'd hardly eaten all day, I decided on dinner: tasty squash soup, steak with endive & fries, and a lovely, rich Eton Mess of meringue & raspberry compote. The beer was great & the service was excellent.

Written February 11, 2020

Amanda W

18 contributions

Appy Hour

Jan 2020 • none

Went for drinks and apps and had a great time! Tried all the $6 apps! Mussels Fab (had 2 rounds!) Pork belly Fab! Tacos great! A Large Great Beer selection, that was described very well on menu. (Thank you) A waiter was walking around with a btl of wine on his head (pretty funny) we liked sitting by the window $ enjoyed the ppl watching. Will be back to try the full menu (that looked Amazing!)

Written January 4, 2020

Toogreat

Montreal270 contributions

Poor experience

Oct 2021 • none

This was out third time at Beerbistro. We thoroughly enjoyed this restaurant these last times and had great memories. I don’t know if it’s the Covid situation in restaurants or the lack of personnel, but this time it was not a good evening. The atmosphere was gloomy and the decor faded. The service was adequate. We had the lentil soup that had too much pepper, small chicken main meal. We also had the smoked trout which was shredded and sitting in a glass filled with lettuce and big chunks of potatoes, not good, followed by the cheese fondue, very watery and served with a dense bread that did not pick up the fondue. Overall a not so good meal. We will not return to this restaurant again,

Written November 21, 2021

nuclam

Ancaster188 contributions

Trendy little spot downtown

Mar 2020 • couples

We’ve been to this restaurant a number of times in the past few years and it has been consistently excellent. They have a tremendous selection of beer and are renowned for duck fat fries. Between us we had the pork roast special, a flat bread and a burger, all were really good. This is a really good spot. Clean, great service, good location.

Written March 14, 2020

chihawk1961

Stratford55 contributions

Good choice, great service

Mar 2024 • couples

Staying at One King West, this was the perfect place to grab early supper before the Eagles concert at Scotiabank Arena. I don’t recall our server’s name but she was very knowledgeable about the menu and the chef’s specialties. She was also helping to train a new employee and she seemed to do a great job with that while still being very attentive to our table. Food was great, price reasonable and overall great experience.

Written March 21, 2024

HinnerkB

Pinneberg129 contributions

Expensive and mediocre

Jul 2023 • solo

Not bad, but the food was again Canadian standard: lots of it, but boring. The steak was relatively thin, with lots of fries, all drowned in sauce. A soup bowl full of food that you couldn't cut into. One consolation: the beer is excellent.

Written August 13, 2023

Gem123

Wetheral40 contributions

Amazing food, atmosphere and good selection of beers

Aug 2024 • family

We’ve been travelling around USA and Canada for the last couple of weeks and we unanimously agreed this was by the best meal we’ve had in two weeks. Amanda, our server, was very helpful in ensuring our two children, aged 8 and 11, enjoyed their meals, going above and beyond to ensure they were happy. All meals were incredible, proper food cooked from scratch, all full of flavour and cooked to perfection. Amanda was very knowledgeable on the beers, and was happy to provide a small taste before we ordered beers we hadn’t seen before. Great relaxing atmosphere. Couldn’t have asked for more.

Written August 29, 2024

Duffy190467

Malahide194 contributions

Nice place for Beer and Casual Bite

Aug 2022 • family

Dined here on Sat 13th August around 9:30 pm with my 3 sons … we just wanted a lite bite and a beer. We dined outside. It was not too busy and fairly quiet. We enjoyed good food and beer … Steigl Austrian beer !!! Service was very friendly. Food was good and very well presented. Would return and recommend.

Written August 13, 2022

David n

Manchester4809 contributions

Excellent food but average beer quality

Jan 2023 • none

We had the beer cheeks which were low excellent with a lovely sauce though needed more than the cherry tomatoes to cut through the overall richness. My partner had a fabulous pork chop. The tap beers were pretty average compared to nearby bars and pricier.

Written January 15, 2023

Venture754838

Ingersoll527 contributions

Huge letdown!!

Mar 2022 • friends

I had made a reservation for dinner last night because I was meeting up with a friend that I had not seen in three years. I have had dinner here several times before. Unfortunately, last night was a huge dining letdown. Our server was unfortunately inadequately trained. Ordering a bottle of French wine, produced a bottle of Spanish wine. At no point did she ask how our dinners were. My Boeuf Bourgignon was atrocious. I have NEVER seen it served with croutons of all things! Meat was dry and chewy. Such a shame, as this used to be a great place to dine!!

Written March 31, 2022

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